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Binge Drinking on the Rise During Lockdowns

New Study Shows Increase in Heavy Drinking Amidst COVID-19 Lockdowns   With the stunning rise in COVID-19 cases, many states have considered issuing new stay-at-home orders or placing restrictions on bars, restaurants, and other non-essential businesses. In California, millions are under a new stay-at-home order that effectively shuttered most eateries in the state except for […]

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PA Governor Stops Alcohol Sales Day Before Thanksgiving

Latest Alcohol-Related COVID-19 Measures Include Restricting Sales Near Popular Drinking Days   In an effort to slow the spread of the Coronavirus, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf ordered that bars and restaurants stop selling alcohol at 5:00 pm on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and could resume selling at 8:00 am on Thursday, as reported by the

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Are People Drinking More During the Pandemic?

Agency Announces Second Study into Pandemic Drinking Habits   As reported by Nextgov, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has announced a second study into the drinking habits of Americans during the pandemic. A previous study showed that Americans were drinking more during the health crisis.  The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and

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Studies Show Increase in Alcohol Use Disorder for Millennials

Pandemic Takes Toll on Millennial Health    A new study from Blue Cross Blue Shield Association reported on by Benefits Pro shows that millennials’ health has been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the study, over the past year, there has been a 7 percent increase in alcohol use disorder and a 12 percent

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Increase in Alcohol Intake Concerns UW Health Dietitians

COVID-19 sees rise in problematic trends according to University of Wisconsin (UW) As reported by WMTV-15, UW Health Dietitians are seeing a concerning rise in two trends during COVID-19: an increase in eating and alcohol intake.  At the University of Wisconsin, health experts are seeing that too many people are curing boredom by eating or

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